The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-25
DEATH OF sToEEWALL JACKSON.

About daylight upon the Sunday Of his
ieath Mrs. jackson Informed him that
MS recovery was very doubtful, and that
was better that he should be prepared
for fle worst.
He was silent for the moment and then
said 1t viii be infinite gain 20 be
translated 10 Heaven" He advised his
wife. in the event of mis- death. TO
return to her fathers house. and added
" You have q kind and good father, but
there is no one 50 kind and good as your
Heavenly Father"
He still expressed a hope that hew0uld
recover. but requested his wife in case he
should die 20 have him buried in Lexing-
ton. In the valley of Virginia. His ex-
haustiOn increased so rapidly that at II
o'clock Mrs. Jackson knelt by his bed
and told him that before the sun
went down he would be with his
He replied: "Oh. no. You are fright
ened. my child. Death is not 50 near.
l may yet get we'll
She fell upon the bed weeping bitterly,
and again told him. amid her tears and
sobs, that tho physicians declared that
there was no longer any hope Of his re
cOvery. Aftcra moments pause he asked
to call the family physician.
Doctor he said, as the physician en-
tered the room. Anna informed me that
you have told her L am TO die to-day.
Is it sO:"
When he was answered in the afirma-
tive, he turned his sunken eyes toward
the ceiling and gaZed for moment or
two as if in intense thought, then looked
at the friends about him and said
softly:
q" Very good, very good; it is all
right"
Then turning to his heart broken wife
he tried TO comfort her. He told her
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her but that he was TOO weak for the
undertaking.
Colonel Pendleton, one OF the officers
Of his staff, came into the room about
one o'clock. General Jackson asked
him:
today"
When told in reply that the whole
army was praying for him, he replied:
d" Thank God they are very kind"
Then he added: " It is the Lords day
my wish is fulfilled. / have always de
sired TO die on Sunday"
Slowly his mind began To fail and wan
der, and he frequently talked in his de
Lrium As if in command OF his army on
the field of battle He would give orders
20 his aides in his old way. and then the
scene was changed He was al the mess
-aalci in conversation with members OF his
staff; now with his wife and child; now
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Occasional interviews of a return OF his
mind would appear, and during one OF
them the physician offered tire dying
man some brandy and water but he de-
lined IT, saying.
Ii viii only delay my departure and
do mo- good, 1 want to preserve my mind
to the last, II possible"
4 few moments before the end ar
rived the dying warrior cried out in his
1e.iriau:
Order A. P Hill to prepare for
action Pass the infantry TO the front
TaI.Glvr Tell Major Hawks" then
his r..sa was silent and the sentence re
mai, unfinished
An instant later smile of iucffabIc
sweetness and purity spread itself over
his calm, pale face and then looking up
ward. and raising his hands. he said
quietly and with an expression OF re-
lief:
Let us cross over the river and rest
Wlartln -Ladr Ct the t-.ns.
And then without sign OF struggle OF
pain bis -tr-s PASSED away Detroit
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